The Plant Hunters: Two Hundred Years of Adventure and Discovery Around the World
- ISBN-10
- 0706377532
- ISBN-13
- 9780706377538
- Series
- The Plant Hunters
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Publisher
- Ward Lock Limited
- Authors
- Toby Musgrave, Will Musgrave, Chris Gardner
Description
This is the story of the men who discovered and brought back a wealth of exotic new plants. Journeying through remote and beautiful lands, often in great peril, they collected the plants that shaped western garden design for 200 years. The stories are illustrated with portraits, photographs and maps.
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- 2017-08-01
- 160 pages
- Paperback
- André Deutsch
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